How Taylor Swift literally caused an earthquake
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 In one state, mental illness can land you in jail, even if you aren’t charged propublica.org · Isabelle Taft, Agnel Philip, Mollie Simon The state is a stark outlier in jailing so many people for so long.   Surprisingly strong economy shifts political calculations The Hill · Alex Gangitano, Tobias Burns The growing economy comes coupled with other good economic news: Inflation is slowing, and unemployment sits at just 3.6 percent. |
 Why have Tupperware shares surged 350% in the past five days? Quartz · Ananya Bhattacharya Investors are turning extremely bullish on the Tupperware stock for no apparent reason.  Car thefts are way up in multiple major cities The Drive · Nico DeMattia The Kia Boys TikTok trend played a significant part in theft increases this year. |
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 The real reason Congress leaves Washington every August Roll Call · Jim Saksa The annual break is about so much more than beating the heat.  Randy Meisner, original Eagles bassist & ‘Take It to the Limit’ wailer, dies at 77 billboard.com · Katie Atkinson “Randy was an integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band,” the band said.  Namibian fairy circle debate rages on: Sand termites or Turing mechanism? Ars Technica · Jennifer Ouellette Himba bushmen in the Namibian grasslands have long passed down legends about the region’s mysterious fairy circles.  Taylor Swift sang ‘Shake It Off’ in Seattle — and a seismometer felt it seattletimes.com · Amanda Zhou The ground was literally shaking.  What can Hollywood learn from the ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon? UPROXX · Jason Tabrys A new playbook or a once-in-a-blue-moon perfect storm?  Lana Del Rey has been working at a Waffle House and nobody knows why FOOD & WINE · Jelisa Castrodale The restaurant is located in Florence, Ala., a town mentioned in the lyrics to one of the singer’s recent tracks. |
